Sustainable Food Solutions Challenge 2023: the 6 Winners will pitch in person for the Final

Renens, Switzerland – May 4th, 2023?– MassChallenge Switzerland, part of MassChallenge’s global network of innovators, today announces the?6 Winners?of the Sustainable Food Solutions Challenge and the?in-person Final on May 26th.

On May 26th, the top 6 startups will pitch how their solutions, in collaboration with our Corporate Partners, can reduce Green House Gas emissions, and help feed the planet’s projected 9 billion population in 2050. You’re invited to?register here?to attend the Final in person at our premises in Renens.

The purpose of the Sustainable Food Solutions Challenge is to find startups that have solutions and proven technologies?in the area of sustainable food, and who can collaborate with MassChallenge’s partners to reduce CO2 emissions and feed our increasing population sustainably.

Selected startups will then work directly with key stakeholders within a global food corporate where they’ll get access to co-development opportunities, product validation, customer connections, strategic investments, or advisor introductions.

Out of the 516 startup applications received, 80 were selected?by our corporate partners Nestlé, Bühler, Givaudan, Südzucker, Louis Dreyfus Company, and DSM, to participate in Demo Days, 1:1 calls,?or to collaborate.?Each partner met between 5 and 38 startups in 1:1 calls or demodays, making?118?the number of startups introduced to partners. And in total,?249 introductions have been made?during this challenge. This is between 30 and 56 introductions per partner.

The 6 partners?then selected the top 6 startups?with which they will?create a joint pitch?on how the startup’s ideas, when scaled by the partner, will help feed the planet sustainably.?The idea is to drive startup/partner collaboration,?accelerating innovation in the food sector,?so that the solution can actually be scaled and make an IMPACT.

Discover the Startups and Jury here!